The Nigerian government’s push to enhance its tech sector has gained momentum with the integration of 500 fellows into Awarri’s team.
This initiative is part of the 3 Million Technical Talent programme aimed at developing Nigeria’s first Large Language Multilingual Model (LLM).
Founded in November 2023, Awarri has expanded its team to 120 members and now includes 500 data collectors from the government’s programme.
This collaboration is crucial for the advancement of Nigeria’s LLM, which will be trained in five low-resource languages and accented English to enrich AI datasets.
Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, praised the growth of Awarri and the involvement of the fellows.
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He emphasized the initiative’s role in fostering a robust tech ecosystem in Nigeria and aligning with President Bola Tinubu’s goal of creating 2 million digital jobs by 2025.
The project, backed by DataDotOrg, the National Information Technology Development Agency, and the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, is supported by $3.5 million in funding and over 7,000 fellows.
It reflects Nigeria’s commitment to becoming a global tech talent hub under the Renewed Hope agenda.
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